Michael has been kind enough spare a bit of time and give some background about himself and his latest tee.

Can you start by giving some background about yourself? Where you are from? What is your background? How did you get into design?

I currently work full-time as a 2d/3d artist and animator for Phantom EFX, who develops casino and casual video games. I am from Iowa. I have been drawing since as long as I can remember, and haven't really stopped since. I graduated from Iowa State University with a Fine Arts degree. I started getting pretty serious about t-shirt design when I started posting on Threadless in 2002 or 2003.

Anywhere and everywhere! Movies, books, video games, music, etc etc. I do find a lot of inspiration in looking at other people's work as well.

When you create a new t shirt design, what is sort of process do you follow?

I normally just start off with a few rough sketches, trying to get the point across in as little visual imagery as possible. I think the more simple you can keep the design, the easier and quicker it is for a viewer to read and figure out. I then do a more refined sketch, ink in Manga Studio and color in Photoshop.

Looking at your own portfolio what is your favourite design and why?

I think my favorite design is a Kid Icarus design I did for 8 Bit Zombie. I feel it's interesting and has just the right amount of detail.

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